This year, auditions for dance companies, training programs, and colleges and universities remain a mix of in-person and virtual events. Check out these opportunities.
Jobs
American Contemporary Ballet
Los Angeles, CA
Contact: [email protected]
acbdances.com
Audition dates: Mar 5 (in-person in New York, NY), Mar 6 (in-person in New York, NY), Mar 13 (in-person in Los Angeles, CA)
Looking for: company and apprentice positions available
Style of dance: ballet
Salary: $300–$1,000 per week plus physical therapy, and pointe shoes are provided.
Contract length: ACB offers a 38-week contract with 60–70 performances.
Materials to prepare: Pre-registration is required. Please see our website or email [email protected] for more information.
American Midwest Ballet
Council Bluffs, IA
Contact: Matthew Lovegood
712.890.5590
amballet.org
Audition dates: Feb 8 (in-person in Council Bluffs, IA), Mar 18 (in-person in Council Bluffs, IA)
Looking for: ballet dancers of any gender, minimum age of 18
Styles of dance: ballet, contemporary, jazz, modern
Salary: TBD
Contract length: TBD
Union status: nonunion
Other benefits: physical therapy, class (including off-season), retirement plan, health stipends
Materials to prepare: Apply for an audition by submitting a resumé, dance photo, video, references.
Ballet Co.Laboratory
Saint Paul, MN
Contact: Zoé Henrot
651.313.5967
balletcolaboratory.org
Audition dates: accepting applications for auditions (in-person in Saint Paul, MN, and virtual)
Looking for: Ballet Co.Laboratory is looking for versatile, accomplished, classically trained male and female dancers with partnering and pointe experience for our 2022–23 performance season.
Style of dance: ballet
Salary: determined by experience
Contract length: 34-week renewable contract
Union status: nonunion
Other benefits: pointe/flat shoes, physical therapy, massage, personal training, arts admin training and option for additional contracts to teach in the school
Materials to prepare: Email a cover letter, resumé and audition video to: Zoé Henrot, artistic director at [email protected]. Full detailed requirements: balletcolaboratory.org/company-auditions
Ballet Fantastique
Eugene, OR
Contact: Hannah Bontrager
541.342.4611
balletfantastique.org
Audition dates: TBD
Looking for: male and female dancers for the 2022–23 season
Style of dance: ballet, dance theater
Salary: commensurate with experience
Contract length: 35+ weeks
Other benefits: shoes, physical therapy, massage, insurance
Materials to prepare: resumé, cover letter, class and performance reel, interview
Carole Alexis Ballet Theatre/Ballet des Amériques
New York, NY
Contact: administration staff
914.229.3923
balletdesameriques.com
Audition date: TBD (in-person in New York, NY)
Looking for: classically and modern-trained dancers with clean lines and strong technique, for its professional dance company. Candidates should also be comfortable with neoclassical, contemporary and modern techniques and works.
Styles of dance: African and Afro-Caribbean, ballet, contemporary, modern
Salary: TBA
Contract length: 1 year
Union status: nonunion
Materials to prepare: letter of introduction, curriculum vitae, biography, videos in class and variation, references
Chattanooga Ballet
Chattanooga, TN
Contact: Brian McSween
423.265.0617
chattballet.org
Audition date: Mar 20 (in-person in Chattanooga, TN)
Looking for: female and male artists; must have a strong ballet technique with experience in pas de deux, pointe and contemporary. In addition to technical ability artists must have a strong work ethic and excellent movement quality.
Styles of dance: ballet, contemporary
Salary: competitive
Contract length: 40 weeks
Union status: nonunion
Other benefits: none
Materials to prepare: headshot and resumé
Milwaukee Ballet
Milwaukee, WI
414.902.2100
milwaukeeballet.org/the-company/careers/auditions/
Audition dates: Feb 5 (in-person in Washington, DC), Mar 6 (in-person in Chicago, IL)
Looking for: male and female dancers with strong classical and contemporary technique
Style of dance: ballet
Salary: competitive
Contract length: 31 weeks
Union status: union
Other benefits: year-round medical and disability insurance
Materials to prepare: resumé, dance photos, headshot
Milwaukee Ballet II
Milwaukee, WI
414.902.2100
milwaukeeballet.org/the-company/careers/auditions/
Audition dates: Feb 5 (in-person in Washington, DC), Mar 6 (in-person in Chicago, IL)
Looking for: Milwaukee Ballet II (MBII) is a unique program designed to take excellent ballet students and transform them into artists, ready for a professional career.
Style of dance: ballet
Salary: paid competitive position
Contract length: 34 weeks
Union status: nonunion
Other benefits: 6–8 hours of daily training, 50+ performance opportunities a year, free MBSA classes, shoe allotment, excellent job placement, physical therapy, Pilates, M1 Visas available, worker’s compensation
Materials to prepare: resumé, headshot, dance photos
New Jersey Ballet Company
Florham Park, NJ
Contact: Maria Kowroski
973.597.9600
njballet.org
Audition date: Feb 26 (in-person in New York, NY)
Looking for: male and female company dancers for 2022–23 season
Style of dance: ballet
Materials to prepare: resumé and photo for in-person audition; resumé, photo and video to submit materials online
Rochester City Ballet
Rochester, NY
Contact: Robert Gardner
585.461.5850
rochestercityballet.org
Audition dates: TBD (in-person in Rochester, NY, and virtual), TBD (in-person in New York, NY, and virtual)
Looking for: male and female company and apprentice positions
Styles of dance: ballet, contemporary
Contract length: 30+ weeks
Union status: nonunion
Other benefits: shoes, tights, physical therapy, orthopedic consult
Materials to prepare: resumé, headshot, dance shots, dance reel with variation
Wonderbound
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Denver, CO
Contact: Dawn Fay, president
303.292.4700
wonderbound.com/auditions
Audition dates: rolling (in-person in Denver, CO, and virtual)
Looking for: female and male dancers for the 2022–23 season; applicants will have a college degree or minimum four years of professional experience; applicants must be U.S. citizens
Styles of dance: ballet, contemporary
Salary: $950 per week
Contract length: 40 weeks
Union status: nonunion
Other benefits: Wonderbound dancers are all paid equally at $950 per week for 40 weeks. Wonderbound provides health insurance and pays 90 percent of the cost. Wonderbound has partnerships with Denver Sports Recovery and chiropractic treatment that are free for dancers.
Materials to prepare: Auditions are by invitation only and will be conducted via Zoom and in-person at Wonderbound’s studios. Applicants should submit a resumé, headshot, dance photo and links to video excerpts of solo and pas de deux work to: [email protected].
Jobs & Training Programs
Akhmedova Ballet Academy
Silver Spring, MD
Contact: Jacqueline Akhmedova
301.593.6262
akhmedovaballet.org
Audition dates: TBD (in-person in Silver Spring, MD)
Looking for: dancers for the Professional Training Program and Studio Company
Styles of dance: ballet
Materials to prepare: resumé and photos
Ballet Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
Contact: Laura Cadieux
balletaz.org
Audition dates: TBD (in-person in New York, NY), Feb 27 (in-person in Phoenix, AZ)
Looking for: trainees, apprentices, company members
Style of dance: ballet
Materials to prepare: Video auditions are accepted. Please provide a resumé, headshot, dance photos, video link of a classical variation in studio and current close-up performance footage.
Ballet Theatre of Maryland, Inc.
Annapolis, MD
Contact: Nicole Kelsch
410.224.5644
balletmaryland.org
Audition dates: Mar 6 (in-person in Annapolis, MD, and virtual), Mar 13 (in-person in Annapolis, MD, and virtual)
Looking for: Auditions are for male and female trainee, apprentice and company positions, as well as the Summer Intensive.
Style of dance: ballet
Salary: $435–$750
Contract length: 30 weeks
Union status: nonunion
Other benefits: medical arts team, gym membership, health insurance subsidy, shoe stipend
Materials to prepare: resumé, variation, video reel
Ballet Tucson
Tucson, AZ
Contact: Justienne Savaiano
520.903.1445
ballettucson.org
Audition dates: Apr 10 (in-person in Tucson, AZ), Jun 5 (in-person in Tucson, AZ)
Looking for: male and female apprentice and company dancers for the 2022–23 season; candidates for the fully endowed Ballet Tucson Brady Fellowship Trainee Program
Style of dance: ballet
Salary: commensurate with experience
Contract length: 20–25 weeks
Union status: nonunion
Other benefits: N/A
Materials to prepare: resumé, headshot, dance shot, reel (reel optional if attending in person)
Charlottesville Ballet
Charlottesville, VA
Contact: Caitlin Lennon, director of repertoire
434.973.2555
charlottesvilleballet.org/employment
Audition dates: Feb 5 (in-person in Charlottesville, VA), Jan 12–Mar 9 (rolling, every Wednesday, in-person in Charlottesville, VA, and virtual), video submission opportunity
Looking for: male and female dancers for Trainee Program and Company Artist contracts for the 2022–23 season
Styles of dance: ballet, contemporary, jazz, modern
Salary: Trainee program is tuition-based, with scholarships available; company contracts vary with season length
Contract length: 15–25 weeks (pending COVID-19, planning for 2022–23 15th Anniversary Season)
Union status: nonunion
Other benefits: in-kind wellness and physical-therapy services for all trainee and company dancers; more info about the company at charlottesvilleballet.org
Materials to prepare: resumé and video reel; online registration is required for in-person or Zoom classes (company class runs weekly on Wednesday, Jan 12–Mar 9)
Saint Louis Ballet
Chesterfield, MO
Contact: Ryan Mak
636.537.1998
stlouisballet.org/companyauditions
Audition dates: TBD (other, Chesterfield, MO)
Looking for: dancers for SLB Company, SLB II and SLB School Professional Division
Style of dance: ballet
Salary: starting salary $400 per week
Contract length: 28 weeks
Union status: nonunion
Other benefits: 50-percent-paid health insurance, 18–20 pointe shoes for ladies, 6 ballet shoes for men, worker’s compensation, complimentary physical therapy and chiropractic treatments
Materials to prepare: resumé, class video, headshot
San Jose Dance Theatre
San Jose, CA
Contact: Michael Pappalardo
669.291.5434
sjdt.org
Audition date: Mar 13 (in-person in San Jose, CA, and virtual)
Looking for: company dancers, trainees and dancers for the Pre-Professional Training Program
Style of dance: ballet
Contract length: 26 weeks
Union status: nonunion
Materials to prepare: resumé and dance reel
Tulsa Ballet
Tulsa, OK
tulsaballet.org/company/auditions-employment/
Audition dates: Mar 12 (in-person in New York, NY), Mar 31 (in-person in Stuttgart, Germany), Apr 1 (in-person in Amsterdam, Netherlands), Apr 3 (in-person in London, England), Apr 4 (in-person in Milan, Italy), Apr 7 (in-person in Monte Carlo, Monaco), upon invitation (in-person in Tulsa, OK)
Looking for: male and female dancers with strong classical and contemporary technique to fill positions with Tulsa Ballet’s Professional Company, TBII Company and the Trainee Program
Style of dance: ballet, contemporary
Contract length: 40 weeks
Union status: union
Other benefits: 40-week AGMA contracts with paid medical insurance, 401(k) program and access to vision and dental insurance
Materials to prepare: submission following IAP Guidelines with video, a CV, headshot, 2–3 dance photos; audition by invitation only; must be vaccinated; full details at tulsaballet.org/company/auditions-employment/
Training Programs
Colorado Ballet Academy
Denver, CO
Contact: Michael Williams
303.339.1634
coloradoballet.org/About-Academy
Audition dates: Feb 6 (in-person in Chicago, IL), Feb 20 (in-person in Denver, CO), Mar 31 (video submission deadline)
Looking for: dancers for the summer intensive and year-round pre-professional division
Styles of dance: ballet, contemporary, jazz, modern
Dance Theatre of Harlem School
http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=409BBardarY
New York, NY
Contact: Robert Garland
212.690.2800
dancetheatreofharlem.org/school
Audition dates: TBD (virtual)
Style of dance: ballet
Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy: Rolando Yanes Pre-Professional Program
Milwaukee, WI
Contact: Alyx Johnson
414.902.2100 x2149
milwaukeeballet.org/school-academy/mbsa-program-descriptions/pre-professional-program/
Audition date: Mar 19 (in-person in Milwaukee, WI, and virtual)
Looking for: The Rolando Yanes Pre-Professional Program educates, trains and prepares students for a career in professional dance. Intended for recent high school graduates and current high school students with alternative academic study options.
Style of dance: ballet
Materials to prepare: resumé, photos (headshot and first arabesque on pointe), audition reel if submitting a video application
Princeton Ballet School
Princeton, NJ
Contact: Carol Bellis
609.921.7758
arballet.org/class-division/summer-intensive
Audition dates: Jan 8 (in-person in Boston, MA), Jan 16 (in-person in Washington, DC), Jan 22 (in-person in Princeton, NJ), Jan 23 (in-person in Houston, TX), Jan 29 (in-person in Anaheim, CA), Jan 30 (in-person in Waretown, NJ), Feb 5 (in-person in New York, NY), Feb 6 (in-person in New Brunswick, NJ), Feb 6 (in-person in Winston-Salem, NC), Feb 13 (in-person in Philadelphia, PA); Jan 11 (virtual for ages 13–15), Jan 18 (virtual for ages 13–15), Jan 25 (virtual for ages 13–15), every Tue in Feb and Mar (virtual for ages 13–15); Jan 29 (virtual for ages 16+), every Sat in Feb and Mar (virtual for ages 16+)
Looking for: dancers for the summer intensive
Styles of dance: ballet, modern
School of the Hamburg Ballet John Neumeier
Hamburg, Germany
Director: John Neumeier
Deputy Director: Gigi Hyatt
+49.40.3568931
hamburgballet.de
Style of dance: ballet
Materials to prepare: Please download our application form from our website, which we will require to be returned with the three requested photos. We will also require a short film of a ballet class and a classical variation. For further specifics, please see our website.
Colleges & Universities
AMDA College of the Performing Arts
Los Angeles, CA
Contact: Marina Benedict
323.469.3300
amda.edu
Audition dates: Feb 19 (in-person in Los Angeles, CA), Feb 26 (in-person in New York, NY), Mar 19 (in-person in Los Angeles, CA), Mar 19 (in-person in New York, NY)
Program description: The American Musical and Dramatic Academy has grown students into successful industry professionals with our immersive, multidisciplinary style of training! Audition to be considered for acceptance into the AOS, certificate or BFA programs and merit-based scholarship.
Styles of dance: ballet, contemporary, hip hop, jazz, modern, tap
Materials to prepare: 2 contrasting dance solos, each approximately 60 seconds. Styles may include ballet, contemporary ballet, jazz, modern, tap, ballroom, hip hop, theater dance, world dance or contemporary.
Hobart and William Smith Colleges Dance Department
Geneva, NY
Contact: Kendra Kosten, assistant director of admissions
718.315.4034
hws.edu/admissions/janet-seeley-performing-arts-scholarship/
Audition date: Feb 11 (in-person in Geneva, NY, and virtual)
Looking for: Candidates for merit-based scholarship for dancers with experience in one or more dance forms. Dance Scholars are required to participate in dance studies/performances whenever possible during their 4 years. Personal audition dates can be arranged.
Styles of dance: ballet, contemporary, hip hop, jazz, modern, tap, West African
Scholarship length: 4 years
Materials to prepare: short solo and essay required (see web page)
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA
ksudance.com
Audition dates: Feb 25 (in-person in Kennesaw, GA), Apr 22 (in-person in Kennesaw, GA)
Program description: Kennesaw State University offers students opportunities beyond the classroom, including a professional presenting season, guest artist residencies and exciting performance and choreographic opportunities.
Styles of dance: ballet, modern
Marymount Manhattan College
New York, NY
Contact: Jan Dijkwel, full-time faculty and dance recruiter
212.517.0851
mmm.edu/departments/dance
Audition dates: Jan 22 (in-person in New York, NY), Feb 5 (in-person in New York, NY), Feb 19 (in-person in New York, NY), Mar 5 (in-person in New York, NY); Jan 15 (virtual), Feb 12 (virtual), Mar 5 (virtual); Mar 12 (digital submission deadline)
Degrees offered: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts
Styles of dance: African, anatomy, ballet, bharatanatyam, Butoh/Ludus, composition, contemporary, Costumes for Dance, Critical Approaches to Dance, Cunningham, Dance and Cultural Histories, Embodied Africanist Aesthetics, Ethics/Aesthetics/Gender in the Performing Arts, Graham, hip hop, Horton, improvisation, jazz, Latin jazz, Limón, Media for Dance, modern, Movement Analysis, Music for Dance, Nikolai/Louis, O’Donnell, Performing Masculinity in the Ballet Canon, pointe, production, stagecraft, tap, Teaching Techniques
Materials to prepare: Please visit our prospective-students page at mmm.edu/departments/dance/auditions.php.
Rhode Island College Dance Program
Providence, RI
Contact: Angelica Cardente-Vessella
401.919.9192
ric.edu/department-directory/department-music-theatre-and-dance/dance-program
Audition dates: Feb 12, Feb 26 (both dates in-person in Providence, RI, and virtual)
Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT
Contact: Kari Williams
203.396.8059
sacredheart.edu/sacred-heart-life/student-events–activities/performing-arts-program/dance-program/
Audition dates: Jan 29, Feb 12, Mar 26, Apr 2 (all in-person in Fairfield, CT)
Texas Woman’s University
Denton, TX
Contact: Alexis Williams
940.898.2086
twu.edu/dance
Audition dates: TBD (in-person, Denton, TX)
Program description: The Division of Dance at Texas Woman’s University offers a BA in Dance, a BA in Dance with 6–12 teacher certification, an MA, an MFA and a low-residency PhD. Visit twu.edu/dance/ for more information, or follow us on social media: #twudance.
Styles of dance: ballet, modern, other
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Winston-Salem, NC
Contact: Rob Myers
336.770.3204
uncsa.edu/dance
Audition dates: Feb 5 (in-person in Winston-Salem, NC, and virtual), Feb 12 (in-person in Winston-Salem, NC, and virtual)
Styles of dance: ballet, contemporary
University of the Arts
Philadelphia, PA
Contact: Maria Raha
215.717.6219
uarts.edu
Audition dates: Feb 12, 2022 (virtual), Feb 26, 2022 (in-person in Philadelphia, PA), Mar 19, 2022 (virtual), Mar 26, 2022 (in-person in Philadelphia, PA)
Program description: undergraduate dance BFA program
Styles of dance: ballet, contemporary, hip hop, jazz, modern, tap
Materials to prepare: Visit uarts.edu/admissions/dance-auditions for details.
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Contact: Lawrence Jackson
205.348.4476
dance.ua.edu
Audition dates: March 4, 2022 (in-person in Tuscaloosa, AL and virtual)
Looking for: dancers for acceptance into the UA Dance program for the 2022-23 academic year will be held March 3-4. For more info, please contact the dance program at [email protected].
Style of dance: ballet, jazz, modern, contemporary
University of Utah School of Dance
Salt Lake City, UT
Contacts: Chris Alloways-Ramsey (ballet)
801.554.1784
Brent Schneider (modern)
801.587.9808
dance.utah.edu
Audition dates: Feb 19 (Ballet Program, in-person in Salt Lake City, UT), Feb 26 (Modern Dance Program, in-person in Salt Lake City, UT)
Program description: ballet and modern dance programs
Styles of dance: ballet, contemporary, modern
Materials to prepare: Please refer to each program’s requirements on dance.utah.edu
USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance
Los Angeles, CA
Contact: Anne Aubert-Santelli
213.821.6725
kaufman.usc.edu
Audition dates: Dec 1 (location TBD), TBD (in-person in Los Angeles, CA)
Styles of dance: ballet, contemporary, hip hop